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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 1109 |
The Minister of Human Settlements
The Minister of Tourism
The Minister of the Budget
The Minister of National Defense
The Minister of Local Government and
Community Development
The OIC, Ministry of Public Information
SUBJECT : Creation of the Philippine Preparatory Committee for the the Fourth Session of the
United Nations Commission on Human Settlements
WHEREAS, the United Nations Commission on Human Settlements (UNCHS) at its third session in Mexico City in 1980 accepted the offer made by the Philippines and voted to hold the fourth session of the UNCHS in Manila from 27 April to 8 May 1981;
WHEREAS, such decision of the UNCHS, was subsequently confirmed by the United Nations General Assembly during its 35th regular Session in 1980;
WHEREAS, the choice of Manila by the UNCHS as site of UNCHS IV and the confirmation of this choice by the UNGA manifests recognition of the leadership of the Philippines in the field of human settlements and our nation's ability to organize and host important meetings and conference as UNCTAD V. Group of 77, IMF and similar conferences;
WHEREAS, in order to ensure that UNCHS IV will likewise be successfully staged, it is necessary to create the organization that will attend to the requirements of hosting and working with the UNCHS Secretariat in preparing for the Conference;
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby order and direct:
1.
The seven officials above-named to constitute themselves into a
National Preparatory Committee for UNCHS IV, with the Ministers of
Foreign Affairs and of Human Settlements serving as joint-chairmen, and
the others as members.
2. The
National Preparatory Committee immediately constitute and activate
working and technical committees and groups that will attend to the
various requirements of the Conference, enlisting as members therein
such officials and leaders from other government offices and the
private sectors that can contribute to the successful staging of the
Conference.
3. The Deputy
Minister of Human Settlements and Director General of the MFA Office of
United Nations and International Organizations are hereby designated as
Executive Officers of the Preparatory Committee for purposes of
coordination and day-to-day management.
4. A
secretariat primarily staffed by the Ministries of Human Settlements
and Foreign Affairs be immediately activated to serve as support staff
to the preparatory and working committees.
5. The other
members of the Preparatory Committee to assist in their respective
areas of competence, to wit:
a.
The Minister of Tourism in arranging welcome and departure honors for
the delegates, their billeting and tours and social functions.
b. The
Minister of the Budget in facilitating release of up to Five Million
Pesos (P5,000,000.00) provided under Section 1 (Chapter XXXIV,
International Commitments Fund, KBI 2.1.1) of the 1981 National Budget
based on the financial work program submitted by the National
Preparatory Committee.
c. The
Minister of National Defense in ensuring the safety and well-being of
delegates and visitors, many of whom will be high officials of the
member-governments
of UNCHS.
d. The
Minister of Local Government and Community Development in making the
delegates and visitors welcome in the various provinces, towns and
cities that they may visit.
e. The OIC,
Ministry of Public Information in facilitating production, distribution
and dissemination of information about UNCHS IV to local and foreign
media and to the public in general.
Done in the City of Manila, this 1st day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-one.
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